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# Mikhail Baryshnikov

Actor. Born 27 January 1948 in Riga, Latvia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 January 1948, Riga, Latvia
- **Also known as:** ミハイル・ニコラエヴィチ・バリシニコフ
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Baryshnikov, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295420, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000864/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/79952

## Biography

Mikhail Baryshnikov is a Latvian-born American dancer, choreographer and actor. He was born on 27 January 1948 in Riga, Latvia. He trained at the Riga State Choreographic School and the Vaganova Ballet Academy in Leningrad before joining the Kirov Ballet as a soloist in 1966.

In 1974 he defected while on tour in Canada and subsequently danced with American Ballet Theatre and the New York City Ballet. He served as artistic director of American Ballet Theatre from 1980 to 1989 and later founded the White Oak Dance Project.

Baryshnikov made his film debut as Yuri Kopeikine in *The Turning Point* (1977), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe nomination. His other film roles include Nikolai Rodchenko in *White Nights* (1985) and Pyotr Grushenko in *Company Business* (1991). He has also appeared in the television series *Sex and the City* (2003–2004) as Aleksandr Petrovsky.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, britannica.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Turning Point* (1977), Fi1m 70, as Yuri — [page](https://film.one/film/the-turning-point.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The White Helicopter* (2024), as Pope Benedict XVI
- *猟銃* (2023), Actor
- *Doll & Em* (2014), series, as Mikhail
- *Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit* (2014), as Minister Sorokin (Uncredited)
- *Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin* (2007), Presenter
- *Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me* (2004), as Narrator (voice)
- *Oh, Misha* (1999), Actor
- *Sex and the City* (1998), series, as Aleksandr Petrovsky
- *The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez* (1991), as Cesar · Story
- *Company Business* (1991), as Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
- *Dancers* (1987), as Tony
- *White Nights* (1985), as Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko · Choreographer
- *Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts* (1984), as Basilio
- *American Ballet Theatre at the Met* (1984), Actor
- *Les Sylphides* (1984), Actor
- *Carmen* (1980), as Don José
- *Baryshnikov at the White House* (1979), Actor
- *The Nutcracker* (1977), as Toy Nutcracker / Prince · Choreographer
- *The Turning Point* (1977), as Yuri — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-turning-point.md)
- *Giselle* (1977), as Count Albrecht
- *Fiesta* (1971), as Pedro Romero
- *World's Young Ballet* (1969), Actor
- *The Tale of the Lackey Nikishka* (1969), as Nikishka
- *City and Song* (1968), Actor
- *George Balanchine's Theme & Variations*, Actor
- *Baryshnikov’s Nutcracker*, as Nutcracker
- *Dance in America: Choreography by Balanchine*, Actor
- *American Ballet Theatre: Gala at the Met*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://film.one/media/person/1245455/gallery-9fcf92141cc5.jpg) Mikhail Baryshnikov — Saeima, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Mikhail_Baryshnikov.jpg/1280px-Mikhail_Baryshnikov.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mikhail Baryshnikov, 2014](https://film.one/media/person/1245455/gallery-5012522dfb3f.jpg) Mikhail Baryshnikov, 2014 — Embajada de EEUU en la Argentina, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Mikhail_Baryshnikov_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![2017.gada 27.aprīlis. Svinīgā Latvijas pilsoņa pases pasniegšana Mihailam Barišņikovam. Foto: Ernests Dinka, Saeimas Administrācija Izmantošanas noteikumi: saei](https://film.one/media/person/1245455/gallery-dac0f4da1ae7.jpg) 2017.gada 27.aprīlis. Svinīgā Latvijas pilsoņa pases pasniegšana Mihailam Barišņikovam. Foto: Ernests Dinka, Saeimas Administrācija Izmantošanas noteikumi: saei — Saeima, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Svin%C4%ABg%C4%81_Latvijas_pilso%C5%86a_pases_pasnieg%C5%A1ana_Mihailam_Bari%C5%A1%C5%86ikovam_%2834302725795%29.jpg/1280px-Svin%C4%ABg%C4%81_Latvijas_pilso%C5%86a_pases_pasnieg%C5%A1ana_Mihailam_Bari%C5%A1%C5%86ikovam_%2834302725795%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mikhail Baryshnikov Dec. 2000 Washington D.C.Lifetime achievement award at Kennedy center . © copyright John Mathew Smith 2001](https://film.one/media/person/1245455/gallery-f9f032565b11.jpg) Mikhail Baryshnikov Dec. 2000 Washington D.C.Lifetime achievement award at Kennedy center . © copyright John Mathew Smith 2001 — Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel  Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Mikhail_Baryshnikov_2000.jpg/1280px-Mikhail_Baryshnikov_2000.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://film.one/media/person/1245455/gallery-41deb027daf2.jpg) Mikhail Baryshnikov — Image via TMDB
- ![Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://film.one/media/person/1245455/gallery-cb27c9a48618.jpg) Mikhail Baryshnikov — Image via TMDB
- ![Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://film.one/media/person/1245455/gallery-63198cab4480.jpg) Mikhail Baryshnikov — Image via TMDB
- ![2017.gada 27.aprīlis. Darbs Saeimas sēdē. Foto: Reinis Inkēns, Saeimas Administrācija Izmantošanas noteikumi: saeima.lv/lv/autortiesibas](https://film.one/media/person/1245455/gallery-0bc87df13895.jpg) 2017.gada 27.aprīlis. Darbs Saeimas sēdē. Foto: Reinis Inkēns, Saeimas Administrācija Izmantošanas noteikumi: saeima.lv/lv/autortiesibas — Saeima, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/27.apr%C4%AB%C4%BCa_Saeimas_s%C4%93de_%2834138762682%29.jpg/1280px-27.apr%C4%AB%C4%BCa_Saeimas_s%C4%93de_%2834138762682%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![2017.gada 27.aprīlis. Darbs Saeimas sēdē. Foto: Reinis Inkēns, Saeimas Administrācija Izmantošanas noteikumi: saeima.lv/lv/autortiesibas](https://film.one/media/person/1245455/gallery-9cf67f585d13.jpg) 2017.gada 27.aprīlis. Darbs Saeimas sēdē. Foto: Reinis Inkēns, Saeimas Administrācija Izmantošanas noteikumi: saeima.lv/lv/autortiesibas — Saeima, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/27.apr%C4%AB%C4%BCa_Saeimas_s%C4%93de_%2834138764272%29.jpg/1280px-27.apr%C4%AB%C4%BCa_Saeimas_s%C4%93de_%2834138764272%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1978: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *The Turning Point*

### Other awards — 7 won, 1 nominated

- Praemium Imperiale 2017: Praemium Imperiale (won)
- Vilcek Prize 2012: Vilcek Prize (won)
- Great Immigrants Award 2006: Great Immigrants Award (won)
- Kennedy Center Honors 2000: Kennedy Center Honors (won)
- National Medal of Arts 2000: National Medal of Arts (won)
- Theatre World Special Award 1989: Theatre World Special Award (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1989: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated)
- Honored Artist of the RSFSR 1973: Honored Artist of the RSFSR (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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